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Yungblud is postponing his Liverpool show due to being diagnosed with tonsillitis
The musician was set to perform at The Dome in Liverpool on Friday, July 11
Fans were given free drinks as compensation
Yungblud is postponing his show for health reasons — but leaving fans with a gift.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 11 July 2025
But a nurse diagnosed Lila with tonsillitis and sent her home with antibiotics, according to The Daily Mail.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 26 May 2025
This abscess is typically a complication of tonsillitis and usually forms adjacent to the tonsils.
—Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 26 Apr. 2025
After suffering from tonsillitis, the star’s condition led to septic shock, a life-threatening medical emergency that occurs when an infection in the body causes extremely low blood pressure and organ failure due to sepsis, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 11 July 2025
But a nurse diagnosed Lila with tonsillitis and sent her home with antibiotics, according to The Daily Mail.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 26 May 2025
This abscess is typically a complication of tonsillitis and usually forms adjacent to the tonsils.
—Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 26 Apr. 2025
After suffering from tonsillitis, the star’s condition led to septic shock, a life-threatening medical emergency that occurs when an infection in the body causes extremely low blood pressure and organ failure due to sepsis, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Tonsillitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonsillitis. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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tonsillitis
noun
ton·sil·li·tis
ˌtän(t)-sə-ˈlīt-əs 
: inflammation of the tonsils
Medical Definition
tonsillitis
noun
ton·sil·li·tis
ˌtän(t)-sə-ˈlīt-əs
: inflammation of the tonsils and especially the palatine tonsils typically due to viral or bacterial infection and marked by red enlarged tonsils usually with sore throat, fever, difficult swallowing, hoarseness or loss of voice, and tender or swollen lymph nodes
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